Weather permitting, weeding teams patrol the Reserve every Thursday morning, grubbing the seasonal weeds. There are weekend teams every week as well, on either Saturday or Sunday mornings. Individual volunteers who spray weeds work at times that are convenient for them once trained.

For full details about opportunities to join us in weed control see the Weed control activities page.

As explained on the activities page, planting events are carried out to fill specific niches and are held irregularly as opportunities present themselves. These are usually organised as group activities advertised to everyone on our email lists, with volunteers needed both on the day of planting as well as for follow-up watering. If you'd like to help make sure you're on the membership or email list or keep a close eye on the What's On page.

Similarly, the Weetangera paddock ground cover restoration work is irregular but largely dictated by the seasonal flow of propagating, planting, watering and weeding. If you'd like to be part of this work, then email Len and ask to be put on his mailing list for that work.

We have several guided walks each year to increase awareness of the reserve's natural values and heritage. There is always a wildflower walk in spring and at least one, often two, bird walks in both spring and autumn. Other themes for walks have included tree identification, butterflies, indigenous heritage, European settlement history and a review of the ground cover restoration project.

Walks are advertised directly to everyone on our email lists as well as on the "What's On" web page.

Have an idea for a guided walk? Let us know.

In the last few years we have vastly increased our knowledge of the range of native species that live on or visit the reserve and how they are distributed across it. This information is important for developing appropriate management strategies for protecting what we now know to be one of the more biodiverse reserves in the Canberra Nature Park.

But there is more to learn. We expect more species to be found but a bigger gap in our knowledge is the distribution of species across the reserve.

It is easy to be involved. Just photograph plants, insects, birds, etc. that you find interesting on your walk through he reserve and submit them for identification. Not only will you help us understand the biodiversity but  it is a great way to learn about the species and enhance your experience on the reserve.

more information on how to be involved